Harbour developments, and especially the marina, have brought an extra surge of activity to the thriving fishing village of Kilmore Quay - and well-informed visitors all head straight for Kehoe's.

It has been family-owned for generations - James and Eleanor Kehoe have been running it since 1987 - and, among the changes made over the years, the most challenging was in 1994 when they decided to do a really good refurbishment job, to enhance the pub's traditional ambience - everything was done correctly, from the roof slates to the old pitch pine flooring (and ceiling in the Parlour).

At the same time, the interior was used to display a huge range of maritime artefacts, some of them recovered from local wrecks by James and his diving colleagues. They have created what amounts to a maritime museum; even the beer garden at the back of the pub is constructed from a mast and boom discarded by local trawlers - it now also has patio heaters to encourage people to eat outdoors on summer evenings and, as it happens, now obliges smokers.

The other major change has been to the food side of the business, which has crept up on Kehoe's gradually: a few years ago they did little more than soup and sandwiches but now the pub has an established reputation for the quality and range of its bar meals - especially ultra fresh and well-cooked seafood, such as Ocean Pie (a selection of locally caught fish, topped with sauce and baked) or perfectly pan fried fillets with wonderful home made chips, for example , but also a good range of other popular dishes such as lasagne and stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon,and vegetarian choices too.

Friendly staff and a mixture of locals and visitors make for a good atmosphere, even off-season. There's a short but very adequate wine list in addition to normal bar drinks.

Open daily all year for food, 11-9pm. Beer garden with patio heaters (smoking allowed). Children welcome. Wheelchair access. Closed 25 Dec, Good Fri.